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Politics podcast: Judith Brett on The Enigmatic Mr Deakin

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageEliza Berlage

It is popular to look at today’s political challenges through the prism of prime ministers past. But when it comes to former liberal leaders it’s usually Robert Menzies, not Alfred Deakin, who comes to mind.

However, Judith Brett, emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe University and author, says we have much to learn...

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How better data would improve the electricity market

  • Written by: Mardi Dungey, Professor of Economics and Finance, Associate Dean of Research, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania

The Australian Electricity Regulator is investigating whether wholesale electricity generators in New South Wales are bidding “in good faith” in the electricity market. Good faith means price changes are the result of real problems, such as weather or machinery failure, rather than market manipulation.

The reason the regulator...

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Gareth Sansom – Transformer: visual ambushes, black humour and naughty pleasures

  • Written by: Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
imageDetail from Gareth Sansom's Wittgenstein’s brush with Vorticism, 2016, oil and enamel paint on canvas 213.4 x 274.3 cm. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane © Gareth Sansom/Administered by Viscopy, 2017

Gareth Sansom is a rare and an intimidating phenomenon in Australian art – an artist who thinks deeply, is fiercely...

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I've always wondered: does anyone my age have any chance of living for centuries?

  • Written by: Lindsay Wu, NHMRC Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
imageHow likely is it that someone alive today may live for centuries?Flickr/Santiago Sito, CC BY-SA

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a new series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au


Does anyone my age have any chance of living for centuries?...

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  3. On marriage equality, Australia's progressive instincts have been crushed by political failure
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  6. A nation of convict cussers? Time for Australian law to embrace our potty mouths
  7. More than just drains: recreating living streams through the suburbs
  8. Three charts on: who holds more than one job to make ends meet
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  10. Curious Kids: What happens if a venomous snake bites another snake of the same species?
  11. Coalition's pro-coal policy likely a vote loser; optional voting in plebiscite helps Yes
  12. Apakah bekerja lepas jadi pilihan masa depan?
  13. Turnbull would need to prevent 'protections' fight delaying legislation after a Yes vote
  14. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the energy wars
  15. Laser Beak Man busts the fourth wall and blows minds with superheroic puppetry
  16. Re: emails - should laugh and cry at the same thing?
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  18. My favourite album: readers' choice
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  20. Face ID and iOS 11: a few lingering security questions about the new iPhone X
  21. The Conversation welcomes small publisher’s jobs and innovation package
  22. Snap that prize up: croc research on gambling habits gets an Ig Nobel
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  25. Income inequality may be declining but financial vulnerability is increasing
  26. Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space
  27. Countdown - just nostalgia, or still breaking new ground?
  28. An ABC News story shows how strange going viral can be
  29. Do ketogenic diets help you lose weight?
  30. Mission over: the final countdown to Cassini's fatal plunge into Saturn
  31. Friday essay: recognising the unsung heroes of Australia's AIDS crisis
  32. The year of living ineffectually: 2017 proves shaky for the centre-left
  33. After 30 years of the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is gradually healing
  34. People-friendly furniture in public places matters more than ever in today's city
  35. Science or snake oil: is manuka honey really a 'superfood' for treating colds, allergies and infections?
  36. Indonesia challenges Australia's anti-dumping measures at the WTO
  37. Grattan on Friday: King Coal is wearing big boots in the Turnbull government
  38. The Lionel Murphy papers shed more light on a controversial life
  39. Australians pay more for education than the OECD average – but is it worth it?
  40. We can use AFL to boost school attendance and improve mental health in Indigenous communities
  41. We're on our way to making whistleblower protections more than theoretical
  42. Rebel Wilson's $4.5 million win a sobering reminder that defaming a celebrity can be costly
  43. Where the accountability problems started at CBA
  44. Gay-identifying AI tells us more about stereotypes than the origins of sexuality
  45. While the world frets over North Korea, what to do about Iran also causes headaches
  46. My favourite album: Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice
  47. With iPhone X, Apple is hoping to augment reality for the everyman
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